Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *tanhuz (“tough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ̃ːxwɑ̃/

Noun

*tanhwą n

1. path, enclosed yard

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tanhwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
vocative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
accusative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
genitive	*tanhwas, *tanhwis	*tanhwǫ̂
dative	*tanhwai	*tanhwamaz
instrumental	*tanhwō	*tanhwamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: tá
  • Icelandic: tá
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tåg
  • Old Swedish: tā, ⇒ fortā
    • Swedish: tå (dialectal)
  • ⇒ Old Danish: fortā, fortæ
    • Danish: forte
    • Danish: fortov
      • Norwegian Bokmål: fortau (also from a dialectal form of fortåg)
• → Finnish: tanhua